Strainer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Strainer	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Strainer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
strainer n a filter to retain larger pieces while smaller pieces and liquids pass through
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Strainer \Strain"er\, n. 1. One who strains. 2. That through which any liquid is passed for purification or to separate it from solid matter; anything, as a screen or a cloth, used to strain a liquid; a device of the character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from entering with a liquid.